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You are probably aware of
the media exposure there was last month about changing the clocks ahead to
daylight savings and checking your smoke alarms. I’m sure everyone changed their
clocks but very few checked out smoke alarms.
On April 3, 2008, 10
people died in a fire in Pennsylvania. Almost all of them were children.
House fires happen. Smoke alarms buy you time to get out. Make sure they
work. Here’s the article. When did you last test your smoke alarms? Are you sure they work properly? We
were called to a house trailer fire with the ambulance. When we arrived, the trailer was fully
engulfed in flames. The firefighters
quickly put the fire out but it was too late. Two adults had died in their beds. The carbon monoxide had killed them without even waking them
from their sleep. The children weren’t so
lucky. All four of the children ranging
from ages two to ten were found at the back door, burned beyond
recognition. They tried to get out
but couldn’t. The door had been
latched closed and it was too high for them to reach. They died a horrible death. I witnessed the autopsies and will never
forget it. The fear and pain those
poor kids went through is unimaginable. This is a horrible story, but tragedies like this happen every day. To think that this could have been prevented. The smoke detectors didn’t have batteries in them. Had the smoke alarm gone off, I’m sure the parents would have woken up, gotten everyone out, and in a couple of days and the kids would have gone to school just like any other day. Fires in homes will continue to happen. They don’t have to if you are careful, but if one does start in your home you need every possible second of warning to get you and your family out alive. Functioning smoke alarms give you those precious seconds. Make sure your smoke
alarm is functioning properly!
THINK & BE SAFE AT ALL TIMES! If you didn't
check your detectors at the time change, please do it now. Procrastination
kills. THINK & BE SAFE AT ALL TIMES! Copyright
2007 Martin Lesperance
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I often get asked through email and after
my talks why I speak and write on injury prevention. I give an explanation
and tell a bit more about myself at this site: http://www.safety-speaker.com/martin.htm
This is my latest video with ERI-Safety
Videos. This video is a great review of the basics
of first aid. We have done something different in this video. At the end of
the video I talk about preventing injuries from happening in the first place. For more information on this video or to get a free
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On my website there are about 50 safety related
articles. Please feel free to use them for in-house publications. If you do,
please include my copyright and contact information. Here's the link. http://www.safety-speaker.com/safetyarticles.html
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